Sport and Culture

Due to the serious lack of sport at the schools here I have had to look elsewhere to stretch my legs. So naturally I joined an Ultimate Frisbee team. Sadly though there were no teams in Hilversum so I had to look further. Utrecht! And UFO... Utrecht’s Frisbee Organisation. This does mean I have to travel twice a week to Utrecht by train but luckily or apartment is right next to the station. Practises happen late into the evening so I sadly get less sleep but I am happy non-the-less. Once a month we compete in a league competition day which can be held all over the Netherlands. On the 1^st of April we play in Groningen which is way up north. This way I get to see the Netherlands as well as play Ultimate! Absolutely fantastic.

On the Cultural side Laar en Berg hosts a concert once a year called ‘Eighty Decibels’ or 80dB for short. This year was the 30^th concert held and once they found out I could play the violin they roped me in. I thoroughly enjoyed the three nights of performances and the four songs I got to play. I really believe we at Wynberg should host an evening once a year of this type. Where all the bands are formed just for the event and the music played has variety. I’m not taking anything away from the bands or the choir at Wynberg, I would just like to see something more contemporary and upbeat.